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The Automatic Ornithologist: A New Website for Predicting Amazonian Bird Species Composition by Locality Mario Cohn-Haft (mario@buriti.com.br) Rolf A. de By Catherine L. Bechtoldt Kleberson J. A. Serique José Laurindo Campos dos Santos. Describe site species composition : Survey/inventory
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The Automatic Ornithologist: A New Website for Predicting Amazonian Bird Species Composition by Locality Mario Cohn-Haft (mario@buriti.com.br) Rolf A. de By Catherine L. Bechtoldt Kleberson J. A. Serique José Laurindo Campos dos Santos
Describe site species composition: Survey/inventory 2. Extrapolation/interpolation: Predictive modeling
Surveys incomplete No. species Time
Predictive bird species occurrence Geographic range Habitat use
Predicting bird species occurrence: Geographic range Habitat use We know this for birds!
Predicting bird species occurrence: Geographic range Ridgely maps in Infonatura (2007) www.natureserve.org/infonatura 2. Habitat use Parker database in Stotz et al. (1996) Neotropical Birds
The Automatic Ornithologist O Ornitólogo Automático
The Automatic Ornithologist • Bilingual website: • On-line GIS platform • Linked to avian distribution database • Using free software O Ornitólogo Automático
Data quality? Geographic range Ridgely maps in Infonatura (2007) www.natureserve.org/infonatura 2. Habitat use Parker database in Stotz et al. (1996) Neotropical Birds 3. Taxonomy Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ornitológicos (CBRO)
Data quality? Geographic range Ridgely maps in Infonatura (2007) www.natureserve.org/infonatura 2. Habitat use Parker database in Stotz et al. (1996) Neotropical Birds 3. Taxonomy Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ornitológicos (CBRO)
Data quality? Geographic range Ridgely maps in Infonatura (2007) www.natureserve.org/infonatura 2. Habitat use Parker database in Stotz et al. (1996) Neotropical Birds 3. Taxonomy Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ornitológicos (CBRO)
Data quality? Geographic range Ridgely maps in Infonatura (2007) www.natureserve.org/infonatura 2. Habitat use Parker database in Stotz et al. (1996) Neotropical Birds 3. Taxonomy Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ornitológicos (CBRO)
Spot-backed Antwren (Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus) Chorozinho-de-costas-manchadas
Spot-backed Antwren (Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus) Chorozinho-de-costas-manchadas New data
Spot-backed Antwren (Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus) Chorozinho-de-costas-manchadas Interfluve model
Who will use? What for? Scientific research